I, too, used to think in those grand decision ideations AND often attached it to some sort of degree or certification. I want to do X so I should go and study for 4 years to prove I know my stuff. (Won’t even get into uncovering where that idea came from in my upbringing!) But now I am addicted to the idea of small steps. Testing, trying and seeing where it takes me. What if you’d done the PhD only to get 1 year in and realise you didn’t like it?!
I, too, used to think in those grand decision ideations AND often attached it to some sort of degree or certification. I want to do X so I should go and study for 4 years to prove I know my stuff. (Won’t even get into uncovering where that idea came from in my upbringing!) But now I am addicted to the idea of small steps. Testing, trying and seeing where it takes me. What if you’d done the PhD only to get 1 year in and realise you didn’t like it?!